The nearly 9 minutes of footage is from the body camera of one of the MPD officers who used pepper spray on No Kings marchers.

As we prepare to go into our new work week, it’s with summer on our minds. 

NCRM officially unveiled its $55 million renovation of the former boarding house where James Earl Ray fired the shot that killed Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968.

The $55-million renovation offers an expanded look at the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and of the movement since his death in 1968.

Emails from The Associated Press to the U.S. Department of Justice and a spokesperson for the task force were not returned on Wednesday morning.

In a three-page letter, Young writes that the ordinance “seeks to enlarge the Council’s authority in direct contravention of the charter.”

The footage, posted on MPD’s X account, does not appear to be raw, unedited footage but an edited version of MPD Officer Oscar Torres-Molina being shot.

Metro editor Jane Donahoe says Memphis often makes more national news than it should for a city of its size, and last week was no exception. 

The resolution is not binding on state lawmakers, who have already passed the controversial plan. Council members also take a look at affordable housing in Orange Mound.

MIFA named Dorcas Young Griffin, a longtime Shelby County employee, as its incoming president and CEO on Monday.

The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest returns this week as the only barbecue fest in town. 

The Memphis River Parks Partnership announced the change Friday, May 8, as it honored recipients in the 5th annual Tom Lee Poetry and Spoken Word competition.

Habitat for Humanity recently hit a milestone in Uptown: Two homes it finished building in February had their appraisals match their costs, which isn’t a given when talking about affordable housing in Memphis.

A new Tennessee Congressional map has left many Memphians wondering what district they’re in, but the Tennessee Comptroller now has resources.

“We have specific needs, and we need a representative in Congress that can speak to those needs,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young told The Daily Memphian Thursday.

The 30 state Democrats all wore white Thursday in a silent protest supporting voting rights.

Lawmakers passed a new congressional map that split Shelby County into three different congressional districts, less than a week after Gov. Bill Lee called for a special session on the matter.

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Longtime local attorney and former judge Gerald Skahan has died. He was 61.

The man accused of shooting an MPD officer in February has been caught, court records show.

A close-up of Shelby County, obtained by The Daily Memphian and shared by legislators on social media, shows that most of Memphis’ municipal limits appear to be split roughly three ways. The map still does not include streets, precincts or municipal boundaries. 

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Polls are open across Shelby County from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 5. Here’s some helpful info if you are voting today.

A bill passed by the state legislature will create an eight-member board to oversee Tennessee Bureau of Investigation operations in Memphis.

Also happening this week: It’s Memphis Art & Fashion Week, and Germantown wants residents to help plan for its future.

The man who recently pleaded guilty to attempting to kidnap Memphis Mayor Paul Young last year has now been charged federally.

When Noah Schepman was one, his dad built him a tiny wheelchair. Now Schepman’s tennis coach calls him “the fastest kid — on feet or wheels — that I’ve ever seen.”